HUDNALLHUDNELL....HUDNOLE...HUDLINand all other various spellings and related
families

"Kanawha
County
Connections""a work in progress"

"Article I, Section 2, of the
Constitution requires an "Enumeration" of the population of the United
States
every ten years. The first census
began on the first Monday in August,
1790, barely a year after the Inauguration
of President Washington. There
have been twenty-one censuses since the first, the most recent one
taken on April 1, 2000." Info from the University of Virginia Library

A critical examination of (unless noted) Kanawha County, (West) Virginia census
and tax records for the descendants of

Joseph HUDNALL, Jr. and Mary Ann
TAYLOR

1. JOSEPH8 HUDNALL, JR. (JOSEPH7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4,
JOHN3, THOMAS2, HENRY1)was born February 08, 1738 in Prince
William County, Virginia, son of JOSEPH HUDNALL AND MARY
WITHERS. He married MARY ANN TAYLOR November 29, 1759 in Fauquier
County, Virginia, daughter of BENJAMIN TAYLOR and ELIZABETH WALTERS.
She was born Abt. 1739 in Lancaster or Prince William County, Virginia.

More About JOSEPH HUDNALL, JR.:
Burial: 1835, Bolin Cemetery, located 1500' off route 82 in
southern Alexandria Township, Athens County, Ohio.Census
a: 1810, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, age 45+, page 205B line
3, shown as Hudlin, next door to son Williamand son-in-law
&
daughter John and Elizabeth (HUDNALL) Proctor, last known Kanawha
County
record.
Census b:1820, No Record Found
Census c:1830, No Record Found
Note: Most Hudnall researchers have Joseph Hudnall, Jr. and his
wife Mary Ann Taylor living into their mid 90's. in Athens County, Ohio
where they also list their place of death in 1835. To date, 1/31/2003,
have found no census or tax records for Joseph or Mary Ann in Athens
County,
Ohio. There in 1820, Joseph and Mary Ann's son Thomas is listed with
two
females above the age of 45 indicating that one could be his mother. No
other related families in Athens County in either 1820 or 1830 show a
male
or female old enough to be Joseph or Mary Ann.

More About MARY ANN TAYLOR:Census a: 1810, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia age 45+, with
husbandCensus b:1820, No Record FoundCensus c:1830, No Record Found

Known children of JOSEPH HUDNALL
and MARY TAYLOR are:
i. THOMAS9
HUDNALL, b. 1760, Fauquier County, Virginia; d. October 1843, Athens
County,
Ohio;m. MARY ANN
STRICKLIN OR STRICKLER, Abt. 1782, Fauquier County,
Virginia:
b. Abt. 1764Shenandoah County,
Virginia; d. Bet. 1841 - 1842, Athens County, Ohio.More About THOMAS HUDNALL:
Burial: 1843, Bolin Cemetery, Alexandria
Township, Athens County, Ohio.Census a: 1810, Fauquier County,
Virginia, age 45+, page 245 line 12.Census b: 1820, Athens County, Ohio,
age 45+, page 112 line 5 , shown as Thomes Hudnel.Census c: 1830, Athens County, Ohio,
age 60-70, page 196
line 1, shown as Hudnel.Census d: 1840, Athens County, Ohio,
age 80-90, page 342
line 16, shown as Hudnal.Military service: October 1778,
Enlisted at Fauquier County court house, again in 1879/90 at
Richmond, served
at Valley Forge and the Battle of Yorktown during the American
Revolution.More
About Mary Ann Stricklin:Census a: Fauquier County,
Virginia, age 45+, with husband.Census b: Athens County, Ohio, age
45+, with husband.Census c: Athens County,
Ohio, age 60-70, with husband.Census d: Athens
County, Ohio, age 70-80, with husband.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The parents of my family's ancestor Thomas HUDNALL are
undefined. We can be "almost" certain that Thomas is a direct
descendant of Joseph HUDNALL, Jr. and Mary Ann TAYLOR (the progenitors
of the Kanawha County, (West) Virginia HUDNALL line), most likely a
grandson. Prior to 1850, census records did not list a
spouse or children by name thus Thomas does not appear by name until
1850 where he is shown as head of household with his wife Mary. The
first known record of Thomas in Kanawha County is that of his marriage
on December 06, 1849 to Mary Jane GOFF. The hand written record clearly
shows Mary’s name as GOFF while family tradition states her name as
POFF. During my research I have looked for any evidence leading to
Mary’s name as either GOFF or POFF playing an impartial role. I have
found nothing absolute but am quite certain that Thomas’ wife is Mary
POFF as family tradition dictates. I further believe that Mary’s
parents are George POFF and Lucy TRAIL who married in Montgomery
County, Virginia October 15, 1825 but again, no real proof. Most POFF
researchers have George and Lucy as
being deceased by 1850 (with three known children named Lewis, Margaret
and Julia) as they do not appear on any 1830 or 1840 census records.
Ironically in 1850, a George and Lucy POFF show up in Kanawha County
and on the census are living next door to our Thomas and Mary HUDNALL.
Furthermore, two of their children marry into the HUDNALL line in
Kanawha County. Eliza POFF (born in Floyd County, Virginia) married a
John HUDNALL, Jr. May 21, 1857 and George POFF, Jr. (born in Floyd
County, Virginia per his marriage record to 1st wife Almira
FOSTER February 9, 1860) married a Rosanna HUDNALL June 16, 1867.
Finally, a Cynthia Ann POFF married a Joseph HUDNALL October 31, 1848
but I am unsure if this might be another daughter of George and Lucy as
she is married prior to the 1850 census. My heart tells me
that she probably is, as George and Lucy are the first and only POFF
family
in Kanawha County in 1850. On a closing note, a Henry TRAIL and
Catharine
KINNETT were married on October 02, 1831 in Floyd County, Virginia,
which
was part of Montgomery County until 1831, where George POFF and Lucy
TRAIL
were married. From 1840 to 1880 there is a Henry and Catharine TRAIL
(often
transcribed as "Frail) in Kanawha County with a son John who married
Eliza
A. HUDNALL in KCWV on December 01, 1871, daughter of our Thomas and
Mary
(POFF) HUDNALL...Chuck Jennings revised11/27/2002~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To view individual descending KC(W)V records for certain children
of Joseph HUDNAL, Jr. and Mary Ann TAYLOR, "Click"
next to the individuals name to see information separately rather than
collectively as it
appears on this page. Please note that uncertain HUDNALL surname
spellings as well as all children’s names shown 1810-1840 are
probable
and speculative at best, based on post 1840 census info from
Kanawha County, (W)V.

Individuals ages on census records are erratic and inconsistent
making a study of these records extremely challenging. The following
information was collected in part to help identify the parents of my
great, great grandfather Thomas HUDNALL. To date, his parents are still
a mystery. Some Hudnall researchers have suggested that his parents
are William and Rosanna (COCKRELL) HUDNALL "Click"or
Benjamin and Nancy (RILEY) HUDNALL "Click"
while another has said his parents are probably Anderson and Janette
(LATHEY) HUDNALL. Because Thomas claimed to be born in Ohio on the 1880
Kanawha County census and again when he married his second wife in
1887, Thompson [s/o Thomas and Mary Ann (STRICKLIN or STRICKLER)
HUDNALL "Click"]
and Sabrina (GRINSTEAD) HUDNALL should also be considered and "are
the most likely candidates" in this researcher’s
eyes. All information is from Kanawha County, (West) Virgina except
as noted by heading in "GREEN",
personal annotations and fellow researchers additions/changes in "RED"